Last season was a real mixed bag with
numerous great catches (perhaps best
ever season at Riverside and Frogmore)
but some difficult times as well, what
with a fish kill at Frogmore and an
up-an-down winter. Luckily, as recent
results have proved, Frogmore still has
plenty of fish and our mid-week matches
continue to be well supported with often
10-12 fishing.

Looking forward, with Riverside opening
earlier than previous years and a great
selection of venues for our Championship
fixtures (details above the next twelve months should
be even better.

Over the last year
there have been some changes in the
match committee and a big effort has
been made to listen to feedback. As a
result we are going to see some six-hour
matches in the Summer, section pools
re-introduced and greater clarity on
pools payouts. We have also introduced a
Facebook page
so that items of a more dynamic nature
plus input from members can be easily
accessed. This is a closed page - so you
need to be an existing or prospective VAC member to be allowed
entry.

Remember that you
can see last season's results (and all
years back to 2001) on the match archive
at the bottom of this page.

Match news

Congrats to Lee Ripper for winning our
popular evening league at the first
attempt. His 375 points, out of a max of
400, was 35 above runner up Roger Brown.

Our first trip this season to a
commercial for some carp bagging
produced our biggest weight of the new
season so far; Clive bailey putting
234lb on the scales and more than half
fishing breaking the ton.

Next matches: We
are now taking bookings for the amazing Riverside Road on 19 August
- will someone break the 100lb barrier?
Assuming we are back to normal weather
as otherwise low levels might cause it
to be cancelled. Then, into September
when on the 2nd we are at Albans Match
lake (formerly Willows)

A reminder that
all members are welcome to participate and if you want to
go on the distribution list to get the
emails for results and booking on please
just email
matches@verulam-angling.co.uk.

The
Tuesday matches are now
alternating between Frogmore,
Riverside and away venues.
Results do vary with the
weather but winning weights
are always respectable, plus
attendance is good, usually
10 or more . Note that some
venues might change at short
notice due to the heatwave.

Draws are at 8:30 and
fishing 10 to 3
although this may be tweaked
slightly on the day.

Pools are optional and are
just £5 plus optional £2 for
a 'silvers pool'. Steve Burfoot
is running these matches so
if you want to book on
please contact him
here or
telephone 07505 109880.
Fishery nets provided at the
VAC waters.

Pictured right is organiser
Steve with part of his
58.12 winning weight from
Riverside on 8 May.

A reminder that,
due to demand, booking for
ALL MATCHES is vital.
This
must be via email or text,
don't just mention it whilst
weighing in two months
earlier and expect us to
remember. And, if you fail
to turn up, you will be
liable for the peg fee.